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While learning the guitar and trying to wrap your head around all the different guitar chords, you may feel slightly overwhelmed. To make your life easier, we put together this handy list of cheat chords.
Cheat chords are easier to play, and in many cases, sound more interesting than the original chords. In reality, you're not actually cheating when you play these chords. Cheat chords are simply altered chords that are easier to play, and can be played in place of the original chords.
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12 Easy, Cheat Guitar Chords for Beginners

While learning the guitar and trying to wrap your head around all the different guitar chords, you may feel slightly overwhelmed. To make your life easier, we put together this handy list of cheat chords.
Cheat chords are easier to play, and in many cases, sound more interesting than the original chords. In reality, you're not actually cheating when you play these chords. Cheat chords are simply altered chords that are easier to play, and can be played in place of the original chords.
The ch

The Best, Baddest, Loud Guitars for Metal

On a quest to find the best guitars for metal? Guitar teacher James W. shares a few of the baddest guitars around...
Why are metal guitars so easy to play? The simple truth is metal has been around a long time, since way back in the 1960s, and technology has kept pace with musician's demands. Read on, and we shall see how knowing what to look for in a guitar makes or breaks your crunch lead!
1. Schecter Guitars
These guitars are perhaps the holy grail of metal masters. They are completely

Mastering Lead Guitar: Arpeggios for Beginners

Want to learn how to spice up your songs with guitar arpeggios?
For many guitar players, learning how to play a memorable solo is a constant journey. A big part of this is knowing what notes to play and when to play them.
The first step is to learn how to play a scale over the key of the song (if you're not familiar with basic scales, check out this article: Guitar Scales 101). The journey does not end there, however. Once you're comfortable playing in key, its time to follow each of the ch

Guitar Essentials: How to Play Barre Chords

Learning to play barre chords on the guitar is a big step for many beginning guitarists. Guitar teacher Joe L. breaks down the basic things you'll need to know in order to play barre chords and shares tips for practicing them...
First off, if you don't know the basic open guitar chords you will have tremendous difficulty with these chords. Learning basic rhythm patterns with simple open chords gives you familiarity with different types of chords, how to play chords, and how they sound. Once y

7 Easy Bluegrass Songs on Guitar

Even beginners can start playing a little bluegrass guitar. Music teacher Matthew K. shares a selection of his favorite easy bluegrass guitar songs...
When I first listened to bluegrass music, I knew I had to learn the guitar parts. They are very intricate and fun! The patterns weave in and out of each other, creating a sound that is unique to the genre. It can be a daunting sound for any beginner - and it may seem impossible at first - but remember, everyone has to start at the beginning.